Familius

10/11/2025

Our new board book 100 FIRST WORDS FOR LITTLE COLORADANS is already on the news!

Check out this feature on KJCT News 8 with Jessica Speer, Author.

https://www.kjct8.com/2025/10/01/new-childrens-book-highlights-wonder-colorado/

The book is called 100 First Words for Little Coloradans, and it releases on October 7.

10/10/2025

📨 Send this to your favorite toddler mom or dad (because they need to know they're not alone in the craziness)!

If your toddler is too quiet...you better start running 😵‍💫

At least they make for good stories when they're older!

10/10/2025

Did you catch us at School Library Journal's Day of Dialog yesterday?

If not, here's a look at our virtual booth that featured so many new and upcoming releases from our publishing house.

Thanks to all the librarians who stopped by to say hi to us in the chat!

10/09/2025

🤫 Want the secrets for DIY botanical dyes, paints, and inks?

Learn how to make your own natural plant dies from...

🎨 Cabbage
🎨 Cherries
🎨 Mexican Honeysuckle
🎨 Roses
🎨 Tumeric

Just click on the link below!

https://familius.com/5-botanical-secrets-for-making-natural-plant-dyes-paints-and-inks/

10/09/2025

✨BOOK REVIEW✨

Special thanks to Reading For Sanity Book Reviews for publishing this review during Banned Books Week, since DOWN WITH LIME BOOKS! is a picture book about fighting for the right to read 💚

10/08/2025

👀 First Look (Author Edition)

Author and illustrator Carlos Mireles-Guerrero got his first look at his upcoming board book 100 FIRST WORDS FOR LITTLE GAMERS 🎮

You can hold your own copy when it pubs on November 4‼️

10/07/2025

🎉 HAPPY PUB DAY🎉

We're so excited to add these TWO books to our Familius bookshelves.

📚 1000 BOTANICAL COLORS by Caleb Warnock
📚 100 FIRST WORDS FOR LITTLE COLORADANS written by Jessica Speer, Author and Shea Speer and illustrated by Gareth Williams

10/06/2025

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that AFTER A WHILE, CROCODILE is a nominee for the 2026 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award!

This award, presented by Emporia State University, honors Kansas native and Brown Bear, Brown Bear author, Bill Martin Jr. Its mission is to promote the appreciation of quality literature in young children across the state—a mission we are deeply proud to support.

In this fantastic book author/illustrator Brad Sneed, Illustrator turns a mother and daughter into different animals during their morning routine, introducing kids to wordplay, rhyming, and a few wonderfully obscure creatures!

Thank you to the Kansas Reading Association and the entire selection committee. We can’t wait for young readers across Kansas to discover the fun.

What classic picture book are you most excited to share with the children in your life?

10/06/2025

Let's Talk about Book Bans 📚

It's never too early to talk to your kids about their right to read!

We're helping fight the ban with free printables, including:

📗A megaphone kids' activity
📗A kids' discussion guide
📗Additional resources for parents and educators

Click on the link below to get your freebies!

https://familius.com/down-with-lime-books-free-printable-guides/

10/04/2025

📚 Can parents make a difference in classroom behavior?
(The short answer is "YES!")

In this episode of the Helping Families Be Happy podcast, "Academically April," an educator and member of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) team in her California school district shares how parents can help their children in the classroom with tips on:

📚 Implementing routines at home that are similar to those at school
📚 Using timers and visual schedules at home
📚 Helping kids connect school and home expectations through positive behavior strategies

Be sure to listen to all of her insights by clicking on the link below.



https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/helping-families-be-happy/id1518630915

10/03/2025

Look who was spotted in JAPAN 🇯🇵!!!

THEY WORK is on sale at Kinokuniya Bookstore in Hiroshima, Japan, and its artist, Yukari Mishima, Illustrator / イラストレーター みしま ゆかり, snapped a photo with it!

Featured Title: They Work: Honey Bees, Nature's Pollinators
Author: June Smalls
Illustrator: Yukari Mishima, Illustrator / イラストレーター みしま ゆかり

10/02/2025

A good loser is hard to find!

Here are some tips for teaching kids how to lose (while being a good sport).
⚽️Normalize Losing
🎾Focus on Effort
🏈Model Emotional Regulation

For all SEVEN tips for teaching graceful loss, plus examples of them in action, click on the link below.

Turn losses into lessons with 7 tips to teach kids sportsmanship and how to lose gracefully while building confidence and teamwork.